The benefits of Coconut Oil are immense. It’s great for cooking, for lotion, for toothpaste, for stretch marks, for eczema, scars, is great for deep conditioning your hair, wonderful for your health as a supplement, is antibacterial, is great for dry skin and soothes nausea.
In fact, there are 101 uses for coconut oil here.
Every bit of the coconut is used. Coconuts are called the “Tree of Life” and can produce drink, fiber, food, fuel, utensils, musical instruments, and much more. This magical fruit/nut/seed oil has a high price on the grocery shelves! I love food and I love DIY crafts, so I figured I’d make some myself! It was terribly successful, really fun, and super easy!
What You’ll Need:
1 Coconut
1 Fork
1 Knife
Coffee Filters
1 or 2 Jars
The first step, of course, is open your coconut (I use a hatchet) and:
Step 2: Heat your coconut meat slightly over low heat in order to make cutting easier.
Step 3: Cut your coconut meat into small pieces:
Step 4: Throw it in a food processor or blender. Blend on high.
Step 5: Put a coffee filter or cheesecloth over a wide-mouth jar.
Step 6: Pour or spoon a small amount of the coconut mixture onto the cloth.
Step 7: Squeeze the milk into the jar.
Step 9: Refridgerate & leave it unattended for at least 24 hours. The curd and the oil will separate. If you wish to discard the curd, wait 48 hours and scoop it out. However, it is just as wonderful and useful as the oil, which is on the bottom!
I am so, so very proud of my first batch, and got two jars out of one coconut! Beats spending $6 for a jar at the store, since my coconut cost me something like $1.25! 🙂
Enjoy!
With love,
Tara